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RefWorks Help Guide

Online Tutorials:

Tutorial #1 - Setting Up a Refworks Account and Adding a Reference Manually
Tutorial #2 - Importing and Organizing References

Sign-up for an account:

You must register for an individual account to use RefWorks. The username and password on the RefWorks screen is separate from your WaveNet/network login.

Creating Folders

Select Folders at the top of the screen and click Create New Folder
Name the folder and click OK

Adding References from Databases:

You can import records from many of the Pepperdine Library databases into RefWorks. After exporting records from the databases, do the following:

Example of importing references from Databases:

Conduct a search in Research Library

Click the boxes next to articles that you want to export to RefWorks

Click the Export link

Click Export directly to RefWorks

A second browser window will open for RefWorks, enter your username and password

Click the link View Last Imported Folder

Putting References into Folders

References will default to your Last imported Folder

Click the boxes next to the citations

Click the button titled Selected

Select the folder from the Put in Folder pull-down menu

It is highly recommended that you assign references to a folder

Adding Records from the Pepperdine Library Catalog to RefWorks:

You can import records for books and dvd’s from the Pepperdine Library Catalog. To import these records to RefWorks, you must conduct your search from the RefWorks interface.

Click Search at the top of the screen and select Online Catalog or Database
Make sure that Pepperdine is selected with the pull-down menu
Type in your search terms and click Search
Click the boxes next to records which you want to add to RefWorks or click All in List
Select the Folder you want to records assigned to
Click Import

How to create a Bibliography (Works Cited Page) of Your References:

Click Bibliography at the top of the screen
Choose the Output Style (MLA, APA, etc.)
Select a File Type for bibliography- HTML or Microsoft Word
Select All References, or select a folder from the pull-down menu
Click Create Bibliography
You might have to click Download it if the bibliography doesn’t load automatically or e-mail the document to yourself

What if I Can’t Find Citations that I Downloaded into RefWorks:

Most likely your citations weren’t assigned to a specific folder. Do the following to locate your citations:

Go to Folders, click View and choose References Not in a Folder

Important Note for Online Sources

If you accessed a full-text source from a database, your bibliography must reflect that your source was retrieved electronically. Here are two strategies for managing online sources for your bibliography:

Option #1:

Select Tools at the top of the screen.
Click Customize
Scroll down to the field Default Source Type for Imported References and select Electronic.
Click Save
This will make electronic the default source type for all references

Option #2:

Click View at the top of the screen and either select All References or choose a Folder of references
Click the Edit link next to references that you wish to edit
Scroll to the Source Type field and select Electronic
Click Save Reference at the bottom of the screen
This will make electronic the source type for this specific reference.

Editing References From Online Databases

Be extra careful to check the format of citations from full-text databases. You might have to add the name of the database and the date that you accessed the article to your citations.

Click View at the top of the screen and either select All References or choose a Folder of references
Click the Edit link next to references that you wish to edit
Type in the name of the database for the Database field (e.g. Research Library)
Type in the date that you searched for the article in the Retrieved Date field
Click Save Reference at the bottom of the screen

Write-N-Cite

This tool operates within your word processor and allows you to format in-text citations and create a bibliography.

To download Write-N-Cite:

Load the RefWorks program

Click Tools

Select Write-N-Cite

Important Note for Off-Campus Users:

Windows Users:

From the Start Menu of your computer select RefWorks

Select the WNC Proxy Configuration Utility

Enter the URL https://lib.pepperdine.edu/login?url=http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true

Mac Users:

Activate Write-N-Cite

Select Preferences from the Write-N-Cite menu

Enter the URL: https://lib.pepperdine.edu/login?url=http://www.refworks.com/Refworks/?WNC=true

Adding references to your paper with Write-N-Cite:

Click the Write-N-Cite icon in your word processor to start the application.

Place your cursor where you want to the citation and click Cite next to the reference you want in Write-N-Cite.

A placeholder with open curly brackets will appear in your document. The correct format will appear after creating a bibliography.

Save your document when finished.

Creating a Write-N-Cite Bibliography:

Click Bibliography in the Write-N-Cite window

Select your Output Style (MLA, APA, etc.)

Click Create Bibliography

A new window with your formatted document will open

Compiled By: Marc Vinyard
Last Updated: October 2006

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